Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

September 28, 2022 Comparisons

Deal Score+10

SAMSUNG

Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G

APPLE

iPhone 13 Pro Max

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G (with Exynos 2200) that was released on February 9, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.

Differences

Specs Comparison

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G

The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Comes with 648 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4352 mAh

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Shows 33% longer battery life (43:44 vs 32:55 hours)
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
48% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1752 and 1183 points

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G VS Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max	Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G	Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Operating System	Android 12, One UI 4.1	iOS 15, up to iOS 15.6
CPU	Octa-core (1×2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3×2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A510) – Europe	Hexa-core (2×3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4×1.82 GHz Blizzard)
Chipset	Exynos 2200 (4 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU	Xclipse 920 – Europe	Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
Main Camera	QUAD/ 108 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.33″, 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52″, 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52″, 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video	TRIPLE/ 12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7″, 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, 1/3.5″, OIS, 3x optical zoom *12 MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.5″, PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
SELFIE CAMERA	40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.82″, 0.7µm, PDAF	12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6″
DISPLAY	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1750 nits (peak)	Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
MEMORY	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM, 1TB 6GB RAM
BATTERY	Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable Fast charging 45W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W	Li-Ion 4352 mAh, non-removable (16.75 Wh) Fast charging (27W, unofficial rating), 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery 2.0 MagSafe fast wireless charging 15W Qi wireless charging 7.5W